Libya formin has not defected - govt spokesman

TRIPOLI, March 30 (Reuters) - Libya's Foreign Minister
Moussa Koussa has not defected and is travelling abroad on a
diplomatic mission, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

"He is on a diplomatic mission," said spokesman Mussa
Ibrahim. Asked about speculation among some media that Koussa
may have defected, he said: "Of course not."
(Reporting by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Louise Ireland)